Atilla's Musings
EU-Turkey customs union: The time for change is now
Source:Middle East Eye Date:27Jul2023
The customs union was designed with the flawed assumption that Ankara would eventually accede to the EU. It was thus intended to be transitional, but it ultimately became structural. Post-1995
Turkey’s F-16s in doubt after Erdogan says no Sweden vote before October
Source:al Monitor Date:15Jul2023
“The parliament is not in session for the next two months,” Erdogan told reporters in Vilnius on Wednesday. “But our target is to finalize this matter as swiftly as possible.” Analysts say much
Manish Rai: Way ahead for Syrian Kurds……
Source:Organizer Date:28Jun2023
But to reach certain accommodations, both parties must accept the truth. For Kurds, it is a hard reality that under current circumstances when they have Turkey standing on their head and with
Special Report-US, Swedish prosecutors study graft complaint naming son of Turkey’s Erdogan
Source:Reuters Date:27Jun2023
Anti-corruption authorities in the United States and Sweden are reviewing a complaint alleging that the Swedish affiliate of a U.S. company pledged to pay tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks
Sinan Ciddi: How Erdoğan Is Fomenting an Anti-Western Mindset in Turkey
Source:The Dispatch Date:25Jun2023
Despite having an overwhelming amount of control and influence over fundamental institutions, though, Erdoğan has been unable to gain the votes of Turkey’s educated, Kemalist, pro-Western,
The patronage network behind Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s bid for third decade in power
Source:Financial Times Date:28May2023
Great analysis by FT. Erdogan’s victory has little to do with rising nationalism, or fraud, or his effective propaganda. He merely turned conservative voters into clients. Out of his
Erdogan party split on economic plan as Turkey runoff looms, sources say
Source:Reuters Date:24May2023
Can Erdogan embrace orthodoxy? Reuters article suggests his advisors recommend no more than less heteredoxy The informal group working on a new plan is not considering aggressive monetary
Statement from UK election monitors in Southeast Turkey, on large-scale electoral fraud on 14th May
Source:Freedom news Date:17May2023
The Editor: Turkish social and opposition media are airing claims of large-scale fraud in elections. I’m not taking sides at this point, but simply collecting evidwnce to make a case. The
Tol-Yaycioglu: Yes, Erdogan’s Rule Might Actually End This Weekend
Source:Foreign Policy Date:10May2023
Fast-forward to 2023. To win the election, Erdogan has to capture more than the 26 million votes he secured in 2018 because Turkey’s voting population has grown. His problem is that he faces a
Turkey’s Micromanager-in-Chief Faces Test of His Political Life
Source:Bloomberg Date:22Apr2023
Love the new nick for Erdo Micro-manager in Chief From the cost of credit to the way produce is sold, the president and his inner circle control almost every aspect of the $900 billion